Machu Picchu to host 150,000 tourists through Inca trail this year
He said some 500 tourists enter the citadel per day through the Inca trail, same figure of 2009. “January tourists flow was continuous; the rail closed in February as usual and also cloased in March due to rains but reopened on April 1st,”
He detailed that Americans' favorite places are Sala Punku, Q’anabamba, Willkarakay, Q’entimarka, Patahuasi, Runkuraqay, Sayaqmarca, Qonchamarca, Phuyupatamarka, Yuncapata, Wiñaywayna, Intipunku, Choquesuysuy, Chachabamba, Waynaq’ente, Torontoy y Qorihuayrachina located between 2,472 and 4,201 meters above the sea level. credit:andina.com.pe
The head of Machu Picchu archeological park Fernando Astete Victoria says preliminary data show Machu Picchu is on course to host 150,000 domestic and foreign tourists through the Inca trail this year.
Throughout the road, people in charge carry tourists’ baggage, and there are people aimed to security.
